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Newborn camels make every day hump day at Camel Safari — VIDEO, PHOTOS

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 8, 2020 - 6:46 am
 
Updated July 8, 2020 - 11:40 am

The new kids on the desert block are getting a lot of attention at Camel Safari in Bunkerville.

Fauci, Darlene and Sam all were born this year, and there two more on the way in the next couple of months.

Camel Safari is reopening Aug. 1, said Guy Seeklus, who owns the 176-acre attraction an hour north of Las Vegas.

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